WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT INFORMATIONAL OVERVIEW

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WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT - INFORMATIONAL OVERVIEW

• OHIOS GOVERNORS WORKFORCE POLICY ADVISORY BOARD
• January 8, 2009

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PRINCIPLES OF WIA

• Streamlined Services One-Stop System
• Universal Access with Customer Choice
• Business Driven
• State and Local Flexibility
• Improved Youth Programs
• Primary Funding Streams
• Adult, Dislocated Workers, and Youth

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HOW IS IT DONE?

• Congress sets laws and appropriates funds
• USDOL provides regulatory oversight and
  administration at national level
• Governors provide administration at state level
  and may implement additional rules/standards as
  well as establish statewide programs/policies
• Within national/state guidelines, local areas
  create individual workforce systems that meet
  specific needs of local economy

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STATE BOARD (GWPAB)

• Governor
• 2 members of each legislative chamber
• Business (majority chair)
• City/County Elected Officials
• Labor
• Youth Organizations
• Community Colleges/Community Orgs
• State Agencies involved w/ workforce
• Others as identified by Governor

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GWPAB ASSISTS GOVERNOR WITH

• Statewide Workforce Delivery System
• Designation of Local Workforce Areas
• Formula(s) to Allocate Adult Youth Funds to
  Local Areas
• Performance Measures
• State Plan to USDOL
• Comments on Carl D. Perkins Voc. Plan
• Annual Report to USDOL
• Statewide Employ. Statistics System for
  Wagner-Peyser
• Applications for Incentive Grants from USDOL

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STATEWIDE WORKFORCE DELIVERY SYSTEM

• State policy with local delivery
• Flexibility at local level
• At State level in Ohio key players are ODOD
  ODJFS

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STATEWIDE ACTIVITIES

• Portion of WIA funds set aside from Adult, DLW,
  and Youth
• May be combined together
• May be distributed as statewide programs,
  demonstration projects, and/or competitive grants

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OHIO DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT (ODOD)

• Staffs Governors Workforce Policy Advisory Board
  
• Administers Statewide Workforce Policy
• Oversees Business Services
• Employer Outreach
• Layoff Aversion Services
• Incumbent Worker Programs

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OHIO DEPARTMENT OF JOB FAMILY SERVICES (ODJFS)

• Administers Workforce Technology Systems
• Job Matching
• Performance Tracking
• Monitoring Oversight
• Oversees Job Seeker Services
• Labor Exchange Programs
• Rapid Response Services
• Trade Assistance Programs
• Unemployment Insurance

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WORKFORCE SYSTEM MANDATORY PARTNERS

• Workforce Investment Act Includes Adult,
  Dislocated Worker, Youth, Job Corps Migratory
  Seasonal Worker Programs
• Wagner-Peyser
• Adult Education Literacy
• Vocational Rehabilitation
• Older Americans
• Postsecondary Voc. Educ. (Carl D. Perkins)
• Trade Adjustment Assistance
• Community Services Block Grants
• Housing Urban Development
• Unemployment Compensation
• TANF - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
  (Ohio-mandatory)

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LOCAL AREA DESIGNATION

• Based primarily on local labor markets
• Population 500,000 have automatic designation
• Populations with 200,000 have temporary
  designation based on achievement of performance
  outcomes
• Ohio Option

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LOCAL AREA COMPARISONS

• WIA Designations Economic Development Regions

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FORMULAS FOR ADULT YOUTH ALLOCATIONS

• Set by Governor based on recommendations from
  State Board
• Based primarily on unemployment and poverty rates
• Hold harmless provisions keep wide fluctuations
  from occurring

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STATE WORKFORCE PLAN

• Document that describes states delivery system
• How services are delivered to businesses and job
  seekers
• Major initiatives
• Non-duplication
• Innovations
• Specific requirements from USDOL
• Usually compliance document but have the
  opportunity to do more with it

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USDOL MANDATORY PERFORMANCE MEASURES

• Negotiated between State and USDOL
• Common Measures
• Adult/Dislocated Worker
• Entered Employment
• Average Earnings
• Retained Employment
• Youth
• Entered Employment (or Education System)
• Average Earnings
• Retained Employment
• Literacy Numeracy Gains
• Credential or Diploma Achievement

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ANNUAL REPORT

• USDOL Specified Requirements
• Overview of Performance Outcomes
• Review of Financial Results
• Best Practices

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STATEWIDE STATISTICS SYSTEM

• Tracks labor exchange activities
• Monitors performance outcomes
• Ohio Ohiomeansjobs.com, SCOTI.com

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COMMENTS ON CARL D. PERKINS

• Vocational Education activities
• Ensure that these complement workforce activities
  undertaken by the WIA and other initiatives

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APPLICATIONS FOR INCENTIVE GRANTS

• Based on meeting/exceeding mandatory USDOL
  performance measures
• States may receive funds for additional
  activities/initiatives
• States may also choose to establish similar
  systems for their local areas

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